Desserts!

My Laundry Monday turned into Laundry Tuesday topped with an additional load of damp swimming towels. Being the good parents we are we counted swimming as baths for the kids and sent them to bed smelling of sunblock. Then as I snuggled on the couch to write a post about these cookies I brought to our BBQ I just…could not…keep…my eyes…open. *Snooze*
Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter!
I’m siiiiick.

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, you’ve probably heard me whining about it lately (okay, maybe this isn’t the best way to encourage you to follow). It started with a sore throat and has turned into a beastly, phlegmatic ogre of a cold that has taken up residence in my chest and commenced hanging draperies and such. I have protested this development with various hot teas, soups, and my favorite home remedy suggested by readers: complaining. Three Safe-to-Eat Cookie Doughs: Chocolate Chip, Sugar, and Cake Batter!
Brownie 'n Berries Dessert Pizza (Gluten Free) Recipe from Betty Crocker. S'more Cups. If you ever camped during the summer, you've made s'mores.

Here's an easy way to make mini s'mores at home. I found this recipe on the Pampered Chef website. S'more Cups 7 whole graham crackers (1 cup finely crushed) 1/4 cup powdered sugar 6 tablespoons butter, melted 4 bars (1.55 oz each) milk chocolate candy, divided 12 large marshmallows Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut marshmallows in half crosswise using shears dipped in cold water. Note: Store the cups in a single layer in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Check out all my recipes on the Recipes page.

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Carrots%2B13_1. Spiral sugar cookies. These colorful cookies from Sprinkle Bakes caught my eye last week as I perused for something festive to bring to Christmas Eve dinner.

Aren't they pretty? The green swirl was fun for Christmas, but any color would be just as fun.
Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes. The only thing better than a full sized cheesecake is a mini cheesecake.

One could argue that a full sized cheesecake is better because you get so much more – but there is a lot to be said for single-serving cheesecakes that can be made easily in small batches. They’re quick and convenient to bake, and they offer both portion control and portability. And on top of all that, they taste just as good as the full-sized version.

These Chocolate Chip Mini Cheesecakes are a simple cheesecake batter baked in a standard muffin pan, and no waterbath or other special equipment is required. The pans are lined with muffin wrappers, which make them easy to remove after baking, and a graham cracker crumb mixture is pressed into each one. This recipe makes a small batch, just 8 mini cheesecakes. Chocolate Chip Mini CheesecakesCrust 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 2 tbsp brown sugar small pinch salt 2 1/2 tbsp butter, melted Preheat oven to 350F.
The Baking 911 Infographic Gets You Out of Bad Baking Situations. Story time!

I was adapting a recipe (generally a big no for baking, but meh) and making mint chocolate chip ice cream cookies. 4 cups of flour seemed like an awful lot (and it was!) So I instead put about a cup and a half in. Then it looked right, so I baked them. It turned into one gigantic, runny mess. A week later, my roommate was making cookies, too, and the same thing happened to her: gigantic, runny mess. Flour, as it happens, is an important part of baking.
Cute & Easy Mini Santa Hat Brownies.

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I have to admit the first time I saw a recipe for one I was skeptical. I mean how can you make a cake in just a few minutes in the microwave? So I set out to test the theory. Guess what? Nggallery id=’120007′
Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes. My FAVORITE Chocolate Chip Cookie. I have experimented with countless recipes searching for that perfect chocolate chip cookie. The characteristics of the perfect cookie are a very personal matter, and here are my preferences: texture: chewy w. medium thickness --- everyone has their preference, and this is mine!

Chocolate to cookie ratio: 50/50 --- I really enjoy having a lot of chocolate in every bite chips vs. chunks: chunks --- I like sizeable pieces of chocolate in my cookie. type of chocolate: bittersweet --- I like using Valrhona 61% extra bitter nuts or other add-ins: NONE!! With the above criteria in mind, this recipe is the closest I've come to experiencing CCC perfection. .
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What goes into making chocolate bowls. Leave it up to me to mess up every recipe in the world... but on the flipside, by experiencing everything that goes wrong, I end up learning the most.I had seen these bowls from Stephanie's Kitchen, and decided it was a fantastic idea for my food independent study. ingredients: chocolate, and balloons!